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The American Academy of Pediatrics says that one of leading cause of death for children 1-19 years old is drowning. "But new evidence shows that children ages 1 to 4 may be less likely to drown if they have had formal swimming instruction. Swimming lessons, however, is absolutly NOT a substitute for adult supervision.

But
new evidence
shows that children ages 1 to 4 may be less likely to drown if they
have had formal swimming instruction. - See more at:
http://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-press-room/pages/AAP-Gives-Updated-Advice-on-Drowning-Prevention.aspx#sthash.AFSJB9x7.dpuf

But
new evidence
shows that children ages 1 to 4 may be less likely to drown if they
have had formal swimming instruction. - See more at:
http://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-press-room/pages/AAP-Gives-Updated-Advice-on-Drowning-Prevention.aspx#sthash.AFSJB9x7.dpuf

But
new evidence
shows that children ages 1 to 4 may be less likely to drown if they
have had formal swimming instruction. - See more at:
http://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-press-room/pages/AAP-Gives-Updated-Advice-on-Drowning-Prevention.aspx#sthash.AFSJB9x7.dpuf

There are a lot of programs and techniques out there that will give your child the skills necessary to self rescue, however, I personally have found ISR programs to be the best program for the following reasons:
1. Their mission statement: “Not One More Child Drowns.”
2. They start teaching infants at 6 months to flip over on their back when in the water.
3. They use specialized techniques to develop muscle memory which teaches your child to swim to the stairs or the wall and pull themselves out.